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Green Power

  • December 23, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

In December 2013, U.K. scientists decorated a Christmas tree with lights powered by … Brussels sprouts! Copper and zinc electrodes put into 1,000 sprouts created a chemical reaction, making a battery to power 100 LEDs. The goal? To get kids interested in science — and eating more vegetables. (Photo: Designworks)

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